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NE LB80
NE LB80Adopt the Protection Orders Act, require reporting of child abuse and neglect involving military families, provide for domestic violence victims to change rental agreements and request the changing of locks, and change provisions related to landlords and tenants
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Introduced
01/09/2025
01/09/2025
In Committee
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
Crossed Over
04/14/2025
04/14/2025
Passed
05/14/2025
05/14/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/21/2025
05/21/2025
Introduced Session
109th Legislature
Bill Summary
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to protection orders; to amend sections 28-311.02, 28-311.05, 42-901, 42-905, 42-924.01, 42-924.03, 42-927, 42-928, 42-929, 42-931, 43-2,107, and 60-3209, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 25-2740, 28-311.04, 28-311.12, 28-358.01, 28-710, 28-713.01, 28-1205, 28-1206, 29-404.02, 29-422, 29-2292, 42-903, 42-924, 42-924.02, 42-925, 42-926, 43-1609, 43-1611, and 76-1401, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to adopt the Protection Orders Act; to extend the initial period of protection orders; to define terms; to provide penalties; to provide powers and duties relating to such orders; to change a penalty for violating a harassment protection order; to provide for notification of reports of child abuse or neglect to a military installation as prescribed; to provide powers and duties to landlords relating to acts of domestic violence against tenants or household members; to transfer provisions; to harmonize provisions; to repeal the original sections; and to outright repeal section 28-311.10, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 28-311.09 and 28-311.11, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024.
AI Summary
This bill adopts the Protection Orders Act, which comprehensively updates and consolidates Nebraska's existing laws related to protection orders, domestic violence, and tenant rights. The bill creates a new legal framework for three types of protection orders: domestic abuse, harassment, and sexual assault protection orders, each with specific provisions for obtaining and enforcing them. Key provisions include extending the initial period of protection orders to between one and two years, establishing clear procedures for filing and renewing orders, and defining penalties for violating these orders. The bill also introduces important new provisions for military families, requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to notify military installations when child abuse or neglect is reported involving military families. Additionally, the legislation provides significant new protections for domestic violence victims in rental situations, allowing tenants to request removal of abusive cotenants or changing locks when facing domestic violence. The bill clarifies definitions, streamlines legal processes, and aims to provide more comprehensive support and protection for victims of domestic abuse, harassment, and sexual assault.
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Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Provisions/portions of LB267 amended into LB80 by AM801 (on 06/06/2025)
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